Emma Thompson
Dame Emma Thompson (born April 15, 1959) is a British actress and screenwriter. Regarded as one of the finest actresses of her generation, she has received numerous accolades throughout her career spanning over four decades, including two Academy Awards, three BAFTA Awards, two Golden Globe Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award. In 2018, she was made a Dame (DBE) by Queen Elizabeth II for services to drama. Born to actors Eric Thompson and Phyllida Law, Thompson was educated at Newnham College, Cambridge, where she became a member of the Footlights troupe, and appeared in the comedy sketch series Alfresco (1983–1984). In 1985, she starred in the West End revival of the musical Me and My Girl, which was a breakthrough in her career. In 1987, she came to prominence for her performances in two BBC TV series, Tutti Frutti and Fortunes of War, winning the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress for her work on both series. In the early 1990s, she often collaborated with then-husband, actor and director Kenneth Branagh, in films such as Henry V (1989), Dead Again (1991), and Much Ado About Nothing (1993). For her performance in the Merchant-Ivory period drama Howards End (1992), Thompson won the BAFTA Award and the Academy Award for Best Actress. In 1993, she received two Academy Award nominations—Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress—for the respective roles of the housekeeper of a grand household in The Remains of the Day and a lawyer in In the Name of the Father, becoming one of the few actors to achieve this feat. Thompson wrote and starred in Sense and Sensibility (1995), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay—making her the only person in history to win Oscars for both acting and writing—and once again won the BAFTA. Further critical acclaim came for her roles in Primary Colors (1998), Love Actually (2003), Saving Mr. Banks (2013), Late Night (2019), and Good Luck to You, Leo Grande (2022). Other notable film credits include the Harry Potter series (2004–2011), Nanny McPhee (2005), Stranger than Fiction (2006), An Education (2009), Men in Black 3 (2012) and the spin-off Men in Black: International (2019), Brave (2012), Beauty and the Beast (2017), Cruella (2021), and Matilda the Musical (2022). Her television credits include Wit (2001), Angels in America (2003), The Song of Lunch (2010), King Lear (2018) and Years and Years (2019). Authorised by the publishers of Beatrix Potter, Thompson has also written three Peter Rabbit children's books.
Love Actually
(Karen)
The Remains of the Day
(Miss Kenton)
Stranger Than Fiction
(Karen Eiffel)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
(Sybill Trelawney)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
(Sybill Trelawney)
Henry V
(Katherine)
Sense and Sensibility
(Elinor Dashwood)
I Am Legend
(Dr. Alice Krippin)
Nanny McPhee
(Nanny McPhee)
The Tall Guy
(Kate)
Peter's Friends
(Maggie Chester)
Junior
(Dr. Diana Reddin)
In the Name of the Father
(Gareth Peirce)
Dead Again
(Margaret Strauss / Grace)
An Education
(Headmistress)
Much Ado About Nothing
(Beatrice)
Howards End
(Margaret Schlegel)
Treasure Planet
(Captain Amelia (voice))
Primary Colors
(Susan Stanton)
Brideshead Revisited
(Lady Marchmain)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
(Sybill Trelawney)
Wit
(Vivian Bearing)
Imagining Argentina
(Cecilia Rueda)
The Winter Guest
(Frances)
Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang
(Nanny McPhee)
Men in Black 3
(Agent O)
An Audience with Adele
(Self)
The Real Mary Poppins
(Self)
Judas Kiss
(FBI Agent Sadie Hawkins)
Brave
(Elinor (voice))
Last Chance Harvey
(Kate Walker)
Carrington
(Dora Carrington)
The Boat That Rocked
(Charlotte)
The Song of Lunch
(She)
How to Stop a Nuclear War
(Narrator)
Saving Mr. Banks
(P.L. Travers)
Greenpeace: There's a Rang-Tan in My Bedroom
(Narrator (voice))
Beautiful Creatures
(Mrs. Lincoln / Sarafine Duchannes)
Merchant Ivory
(Self)
Effie Gray
(Lady Eastlake)
The Cellar Tapes
(various)
Sainsbury's: Mog's Christmas Calamity
(Narrator (voice))
The Love Punch
(Kate Jones)
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
(Self (archive footage))
Look Back in Anger
(Alison Porter)
Men, Women & Children
(Narrator (voice))
Hollywood's Dark Secret
(Self)
A Walk in the Woods
(Catherine Bryson)
The Legend of Barney Thomson
(Cemolina)
A Tribute To Ismail Merchant
(Self (archive footage))
The Fringe, Fame and Me
(Self)
Slags
(Young Woman)
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
(Mrs. Lovett)
Walking the Dogs
(The Queen)
My Father the Hero
(Isabel (uncredited))
The Fisherwoman
Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out
(Self)
Alone in Berlin
(Anna Quangel)
Beauty and the Beast
(Mrs. Potts)
Burnt
(Dr. Rosshilde)
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
(Self)
When Harry Left Hogwarts
(Self)
Extinction
The Laughter & Secrets of 'Love Actually': 20 Years Later
(Self)
James Ivory: In Search of Love and Beauty
(Self)
The Blue Boy
(Marie Bonnar)
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
(Dr. Rawlings)
Impromptu
(Duchess D'Antan)
Three Bags Full: A Sheep Detective Movie
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
(Maureen Meyerowitz)
Junket Whore
(Self)
Bridget Jones's Baby
(Dr. Rawlings)
The Winslow Boy
(Catherine Winslow)
Hoodwinked!
(Lesa (voice))
To the Ends of the Earth
(Narrator (voice))
Love & Loyalty: The Making of 'The Remains of the Day'
(Self)
Hospital!
(Elephant Woman)
Maybe Baby
(Druscilla)
Sea Sorrow
(Self)
Fry and Laurie Reunited
(Self)
The Children Act
(Fiona Maye)
King Lear
(Goneril)
Johnny English Strikes Again
(Prime Minister)
Late Night
(Katherine Newbury)
Missing Link
(Dora the Yeti Elder (voice))
Last Christmas
(Petra Andrich)
How to Build a Girl
(Amanda)
Men in Black: International
(Agent O)
Cruella
(The Baroness)
And the Oscar Goes To...
(Self (archive footage))
Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal
(Self (archive footage))
Die vielen Gesichter der Emma Thompson
(Elle-Même)
Dolittle
(Poly (voice))
Good Luck to You, Leo Grande
(Nancy Stokes)
Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical
(Agatha Trunchbull)
Blind Loyalty, Hollow Honor: England's Fatal Flaw
(Self)
The Remains of the Day: The Filmmaker's Journey
(Self)
What's Love Got to Do with It?
(Cath)
Rabbit Ears - The White Cat
(Narrator (voice))
The Untold Story of Mary Poppins: A Special Edition of 20/20
(Self)
Alfresco
(Various)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
(Self)
The Tony Danza Show
(Self)
QI
(Self)
The View
(Self)
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
(Self - Guest)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
E! True Hollywood Story
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Young Ones
(Miss Money-Sterling)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
(Self - Guest)
Angels in America
(Nurse Emily / Homeless Woman / The Angel)
Tutti Frutti
(Suzi Kettles)
Fortunes of War
(Harriet Pringle)
The Jonathan Ross Show
(Self)
The Oscars
(Self)
Thompson
(Self - Host)
There's Nothing to Worry About!
(Various)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
(Self - Guest)
The Val Doonican Music Show
GMTV
(Self)
Funny Valentines
(Debbie)
Wetten, dass..?
(Self)
Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
(Lady Marcham)
The Graham Norton Show
(Self)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
(Self)
Leute heute
(Self)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
(Self)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
(Self)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
(Self)
The View
(Self - Guest)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Upstart Crow
(Queen Elizabeth I)
Years and Years
(Vivienne Rook)
Saturday Night Live
(Self - Host)
The Graham Norton Show
(Self - Guest)
Sucré salé
(Self)
Down Cemetery Road
(Zoë Boehm)
The Comic Strip Presents...
(Young Woman)
Cheers
(Nanny Gee)
Ellen
(Emma Thompson)
The Crystal Cube
(Jackie Meld / Various Roles)
Timeshift
(self)
Parkinson
(Self)
Sense and Sensibility
(Screenplay)
Nanny McPhee
(Screenplay)
Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang
(Screenplay)
Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang
(Executive Producer)
Effie Gray
(Screenplay)
The Cellar Tapes
(Writer)
Sold
(Executive Producer)
Eight
(Thanks)
Ponyboi
(Co-Producer)
Bridget Jones's Baby
(Screenplay)
Wit
(Writer)
Wit
(Teleplay)
Last Christmas
(Screenplay)
Last Christmas
(Producer)
Mediha
(Executive Producer)
There's Nothing to Worry About!
(Writer)
Alfresco
(Writer)
Down Cemetery Road
(Executive Producer)
There's Nothing to Worry About!
(Creator)